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Astronaut Annie by Suzanne Slade

By On March 8, 2018 · Leave a Comment · In Asking Questions, Characterization, Classroom Library Buy, Conflict, Multicultural, Picture Book, Read Aloud, Realistic Fiction/Contemporary Fiction
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Astronaut Annie
Author: Suzanne Slade; Illustrator: Nicole Tadgell
Published March 6, 2018 by Tilbury House Publishers

Goodreads Summary: Career Day is approaching, and Annie can’t wait to show her family what she’s planning to be when she grows up. But, she must keep it a secret […]

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Girl Running: Bobbi Gibb and the Boston Marathon by Annette Bay Pimentel

By On February 21, 2018 · 6 Comments · In Asking Questions, Background Knowledge, Biography/Autobiography/Memoir, Classroom Library Buy, Close Reading/Analysis, Inquiry, Nonfiction Picture Book Wednesday, Picture Book, Read Aloud
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Girl Running: Bobbi Gibb and the Boston Marathon
Author: Annette Bay Pimentel
Illustrator: Micha Archer
Published February 6th, 2018 by Nancy Paulsen Books

Summary: The inspiring story of the first female to run the Boston Marathon comes to life in stunningly vivid collage […]

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The Girl Who Ran: Bobbi Gibb, The First Woman to Run the Boston Marathon by Frances Poletti & Kristina Yee

By On August 9, 2017 · 4 Comments · In Asking Questions, Background Knowledge, Biography/Autobiography/Memoir, Classroom Library Buy, Inquiry, Literature Circle/Book Clubs, Making Connections, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction Picture Book Wednesday, Picture Book, Read Aloud, Text Features, Theme
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Nonfiction Wednesday

Nonfiction Picture Book Wednesday is hosted by Kid Lit Frenzy and was started to help promote the reading of nonfiction texts. Most Wednesdays, we will be participating and will review a nonfiction text (though it may not always be a picture book).
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Many Reflections of Miss Jane Deming by J. Anderson Coats

By On February 24, 2017 · Leave a Comment · In Cause/Effect, Characterization, Classroom Library Buy, Conflict, Historical Fiction, Inquiry
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The Many Reflections of Miss Jane Deming
Author: J. Anderson Coats
Published February 28th, 2017 by Atheneum Books for Young Readers

Summary: High-spirited young Jane is excited to be part of Mr. Mercer’s plan to bring Civil War widows and orphans to Washington […]

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Author Guest Post: “Overwhelm and Fear” by Mary Cronk Farrell, Author of Fannie Never Flinched

By On February 12, 2017 · 5 Comments · In Informational Nonfiction
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“Overwhelm and Fear”

One of the hardest things about writing is getting started, and two of the most common obstacles are overwhelm and fear. The subject of my new biography, Fannie Sellins, showed me how to work through both.

Beginning writers, students of all levels and even best-selling authors […]

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The Book of Heroines: Tales of History’s Gutsiest Gals & The Book of Heroes: Tales of History’s Most Daring Dudes from National Geographic Kids

By On February 1, 2017 · 6 Comments · In Background Knowledge, Classroom Library Buy, Close Reading/Analysis, Compare/Contrast, Informational Nonfiction, Inquiry, Multicultural, Nonfiction Picture Book Wednesday, Text Structure, Theme, Writing
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Nonfiction Wednesday

Nonfiction Picture Book Wednesday is hosted by Kid Lit Frenzy and was started to help promote the reading of nonfiction texts. Most Wednesdays, we will be participating and will review a nonfiction text (though it may not always be a picture book).
[…]

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Around America To Win the Vote: Two Suffragists, a Kitten, and 10,000 Miles by Mara Rockliff

By On November 2, 2016 · 7 Comments · In Asking Questions, Background Knowledge, Biography/Autobiography/Memoir, Cause/Effect, Classroom Library Buy, Close Reading/Analysis, Compare/Contrast, Informational Nonfiction, Making Connections, Nonfiction Picture Book Wednesday, Picture Book, Read Aloud, Reflection, Setting
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Nonfiction Wednesday

Nonfiction Picture Book Wednesday is hosted by Kid Lit Frenzy and was started to help promote the reading of nonfiction texts. Most Wednesdays, we will be participating and will review a nonfiction text (though it may not always be a picture book).
[…]

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